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|Informatik--Bringing you all the information you should know...              |
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/* Introduction */
   By the Informatik staff

       Welcome to Issue number 3 of Informatik Journal.  It's been a
whopping 3 months since we released our last issue, but at least our time
table matches that of 2600.  Sorry this took so long, but guess what. . .
we had a hell of a time getting submissions AGAIN.  How about putting your
creative talents to use and writing some articles so we can release
Informatik a bit more frequently.

       For our new readers, Informatik is an electronic journal containing
information that is for one reason or another usually withheld from the
public.  Sometimes it is for "security" reasons, and other times it is simply
because it is felt that the public does not need to know.  Hogwash we say!
Information is power!  Have they something to hide?  Are there things in this
world that we *gasp* just should not know about?  I do not think so.

       In other news, we have decided to reduce our news coverage to
strictly hack/phreak/fraud type events.  No more general computer industry,
telecommunications news.  Our friends at Phrack have that angle covered
admirably, and there's no reason to waste hard drive space with 60-70k per
issue of duplicate news items.

       This issue brings us information on public telephone abuse by Brian
Oblivion.  Could this be the end of red boxing?  For you radio phreaks we have
the tools needed to track down those airphone transmissions, and information
on how law enforcement monitors suspects and how you can get in on the action.
Black Manta provides us with schematics on how you can build a simple universal
garage door opener.  HiBias brings us a guide to TRW business reports that
explains just exactly what all those numbers mean, and another article
reveals the workings of those nifty credit card verification machines.
Tid-Bytes is back with some interesting blurbs, and the Hot Flashes of course
keeps you abreast on all sorts of goings on.

       We'd like to thank you for your continued readership of Informatik,
and we'd love it if you recommended it to your friends and upload it to
your favorite boards, ftp sites, etc.  Remember, subscriptions, submissions,
questions, or suggestions and comments can be sent to our Internet address:

                          inform@doc.cc.utexas.edu

       That's all for now, see you next issue. . .


                                Mack Hammer & Sterling
                                       [Editors]

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                  ================ Issue 03 =================
                  ======= Release date April 24, 1992 =======
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01)  Issue #3 Introduction
     By:  Informatik Staff

02)  Coin Services Update
     By:  Brian Oblivion

03)  Law Enforcement Surveillance Scanning
     By:  Sterling

04)  TRW Business Reports
     By:  HiBias

05)  Building a Garage Door Hacker
     By:  Black Manta

06)  Air Phone Frequency Allocation
     By:  Leroy Donnelly

07)  Credit Card Authorization Machines
     By:  Emery Lapinski

08)  Tid-Bytes--Misc Contributions
     By:  Informatik Staff

09)  Hot Flashes--The Underground News Report
     By:  Various Sources

10)  Submission and Subscription Information
     By:  Informatik Staff
     
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    *DISCLAIMER*
        Informatik Journal is printed for informational purposes only.  We
        do not recommend or condone any illegal or fraudulent application of
        the information found in this electronic magazine.  As such, we
        accept no liability for any criminal or civil disputes arising from
        said information.

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